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WEBOver 70,000 people had a ball in Preston this past weekend at BBC Radio 2 In The Park. With 53 per cent of attendees coming from Lancashire – and an overwhelmingly […]
Crime - Blog Preston
WEBCrime This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston. Arrest made over Leyland tanning salon broken window and stolen till A 41-year-old man has been arrested after a burglary in ...
Preston News | Blog Preston
WEBPreston News. Latest news for Preston, Lancashire. Covering the city and surrounding area this has the latest crime, traffic and travel, politics and other big news affecting the city of Preston.
Looking at the history of the Ribble Steam Railway as it reopens …
WEBMay 29, 2021 · The Ribble Steam Railway and Preston Docks, a long history. The Ribble has been used by humans since neolithic times and Preston was first used as a port in the 12th century.
Nostalgic 1960’s/70’s Preston revealed in pictures (Part 5)
WEBMay 23, 2015 · The Corporation Arms. Corner of Lune Street and Wharf Street, Preston c.1967: Ringway runs directly through the site of this old public house which is just adjacent to the Corn Exchange (former ...
Historic maps reveal Preston’s long lost buildings and rivers
WEBSep 5, 2021 · Maps are a great way of seeing how Preston has developed over the last 350 years, revealing some long lost buildings and rivers. The map above shows the original core of the town in 1650. The ...
New Royal Preston Hospital ‘preferred site’ identified
WEBAug 21, 2023 · Lancashire NHS leaders have identified the two sites where they want the new Royal Preston Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary to be built, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) can ...
New Series: Nostalgic 1960’s/70’s Preston revealed in pictures
WEBApr 25, 2015 · In this new series of Preston pictures, we look at the old town during the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Many of the buildings have been long gone since then but there are still quite a few scenes ...
Nostalgic 1960’s/70’s Preston revealed in pictures (Part 3)
WEBMay 9, 2015 · Site of former West Lancashire Railway line, off Fishergate Hill, Preston 1978: This was the trackbed leading from the terminus station on the lower part of Fishergate Hill.
Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in pictures | Blog Preston
WEBFeb 14, 2015 · Recently acquired and digitised photos of 1980’s Preston have now been released which is sure to invoke great nostalgia to the people who recall those bygone happy times, when bands like Duran ...